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T. WENDLING. BOTTLE WASHER.

Patented Sept. 18, 1894.

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T. WENDLING. BOTTLE WASHER.

- .No. 526,277. I Patented Sept. 18, 1894.

I Urrn STATES PATENT Enron.

THEOBALD WENDLING, OF MANN HEIM, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO CARL 'ORON,

OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE- WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,277, datedSeptember 18, 1894. Application filed March 20, 1894- gerial No.504,449- No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEOBALD WENDLING, a subject of the German Emperor,residing at Mannheim, in the Grand Dukedom of Baden,

' German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachines for Cleaning Bottles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for cleaning bottles, and consists inthe features of construction and novelcombination of de viceshereinafter described and claimed.

The improved machine constructed according to my said invention isdesigned for rinsing and cleaning a number of bottles of the same sizesimultaneously inside and outside. The interior cleaning is accomplishedby agitating within the bottles a quantity of water and a number ofsmall pieces or balls of porcelain, which balls after the cleaning ofone set of bottles are conducted into peculiar funnels, and from thesefunnels, by turning over the frame which holds the bottles, into thebottles next to be cleaned; without any necessity for removing theporcelain pieces or balls from the funnels or otherwise transportingthem by hand. The exterior cleaning is effected by means of brushes andwater, a turning movement and at the same time a to-and-fro shakingmovement in the horizontal direction being imparted to the bottles.After the interiorand exterior cleaning the bottles are rinsed withfresh water.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown the improved machine in itsinitial position prior to the cleaning of the bottles.

Figure l is a front view; and Fig. 2 a side view of the bottle cleaningmachine. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line cca2 ofFig. 1. Fig.4 is a sectional detail view of a portion of the operatingmechanism for agitating and rotating the bottles to be cleaned. Fig. 5is a section of a bottle holding chuck and connected funnel and pipe forintroducing water into the bottle.

The bottles to be cleaned are supported in that it can be readily turnedto either one of the three positions designated by dotted or brokenlines I, II, III, in Fig. 2. This frame hollow chuck shaft 5', Fig. 5,which is capa- .ble of longitudinal movement in the sleeve 01 formingthe neck of a funnel o a series of which are secured to the bar A; eachchuck being normally pressed outward byits spring I)" so that theseveral bottles will be each clamped between a mouth piece b and disk 6,but in such manner as to be carried around when the disks 8 are rotated.On the bar A are slotted brackets a to engage pins on the chucks b, andprevent them from falling out of place or becoming disconnected from thesleeves (1 when the bottles are removed. In order to provide for anadjustment of the bottle supporting frame to receive smaller or largerbottles, the bar A is provided at its ends with rods '5 received insuitable guideways formed in the opposite ends of the angle-bar B andadjustably secured therein by bolts or set screws 2', Figs. 1 and 4. Thetransverse bar A may thus be caused to approach the angle-bar B whensmaller bottles are to be cleaned, or it may be made to recede whenlarger bottles are to be inserted in the frame. The two bars AandB,firmly, but adj ustably connected by the rods 4;, '5, thus constitutethe frame in which the bottles are to be clamped while subjected to thecleansing operation. This frame is provided at opposite ends of the barB with journals or trunnions m, supported in the manner hereinafterdescribed, and on which the frame A B may be readily turned to any oneof the sitions hereinbefore mentioned.

The required rotary movement of the india rubber disks e is effected byspur wheels 9 on three po- 50 a frameA,B'which is somounted or arrangedthe disk shanks e and through which the we disks are rotated by atoothed driving wheel 70, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, when the bottles togetherwith the frame A 13 holding them are in a horizontal position, that isto say, when the frame A B is turned from the position I shown in Fig. 2through an angle of ninety degrees to the left into the position II.Then the toothed driving wheel is, will mesh with the intermediate wheelh, Figs. 1 and 2, and thus drive the spur wheels 9 through which thedisks 6 are rotated. The intermediate wheel h is mounted on the bar B,and has somewhat large spaces between its teeth so that the engagementand disengagement of this wheel h and the toothed driving-wheel may takeplace without difficulty during the changing of the position of theframe A B in which the bottles are supported.

The toothed driving wheel 70 is splined upon a sleeve 4", Fig. 4.,arranged to slide to and fro in the hollow journal of a bevel gear S,inasmuch as the said sleeve is provided in its lower half with twolongitudinal grooves, with which engage two tongues or flat keys 3, Fig.4., arranged opposite each other in the bevel gear S.

The journals or trunnions m, mof the tilting frame A B are supported inbearing blocks n, n provided with guide rods 19,19 arranged to slide inbearings E, F at opposite ends of a stationary base or frame K formingthe pedestal of the machine. One of the bearings E serves also as asupport for the bevel gear S and sleeve 1" through which one of theguide rods 0 is passed.

Upon the main shaft to of the machine I provide, besides the drivingpulleys O, a bevel gear S which engages with the before mentioned bevelgear S. On each end of the main shaft u is also arranged a crank 25, towhich is attached one end of a connecting rod 25', the other end ofwhich connects with a journal m of the tilting and reciprocating frame AB. The journals or trunnions m, m, project through the sliding bearingblocks n, n, and serve at the same time for attachment of the connectingrods t, t and as pivotsfor the frame AB in which the bottles aresupported.

When in the position II, (see Fig. 2) the frame and bottles arehorizontal, and in this position the bottles are rinsed. If the mainshaft u is now turned by the belt pulleys 0, its toothed bevel wheel S,by means of the bevel-gear S turns first the sleeve r and together withthis the toothed wheels 70 and h, and the spur gears g with which thedisks 6 covered with india rubber are connected. These disks e carryround the bottles a by friction, so that the latter are also caused toturn; but during the turning movement of the bottles the blocks n andguide rods p 19 will be moved rapidly to and fro by the cranks t andconnecting rods t, and therefore a reciprocating movement will beimparted to the frame A Bin which the bottles are supported. Under thesecircumstances the engagement of the wheels 70, h is not interrupted,because the-wheel k, by reason of its connection with the sleeve 4",participates in the sliding movement of the guide-rod p on which thesaid sleeve is held by means of collars q q, Fig. 4, at each end, but insuch manner that the sleeve may be rotated freely through the bevelgearing with which it is in sliding connection.

On the bar A of the tilting bottle-supporting frame are mounted twolocking barsj, Fig. 1, connected by a link j and having curved catcharms j" at their outer ends which project somewhat beyond the ends ofthe frame. One of these locking bars jis provided with a handle Jthrough which a sliding movement can be imparted to the said barstoprotrude or retract their catch arms. After the frame A B has beentilted to a horizontal position the barsj,j are moved outward to causetheir catches j, j to loosely engage the guide rods 1;,19 and'thusprevent the frame from tilting vertically during the operation ofcleaning the bottles.

For the interior rinsing and cleaning of the bottles, I use smallporcelain pieces or balls placed in the bottles and which in theenergetic to-and-fro movement of the frame A, B, while in the positionII are shaken very effectively against the inner periphery of thebottles.

When, after the cleaning has taken place, the porcelain pieces or ballsare to be removed from the bottles, the frame A, B, after the maindriving shaft a has been stopped, is turned upon the journals m,m to theposition III so that the bottle necks and heads with the funnels U willbe below. The frame A, B can, however, be tilted vertically only afterdisengagement of the catches j" from the rods 10', p by sliding thehandle J inward. In this position the catches'j pass the rods 19 so thatthe frame A B can be tilted to the position III. Then the smallintermediate wheel h is automatically disengaged from the wheel 70.

The frame A B is tilted so far, with the funnels Q) downward that theporcelain pieces or balls contained in the bottles will run back throughthe hollow shaft 11 of each chuck b into the funnels n. The rinsingwater then flows off through small holes 1) provided in the cover of thefunnel, Fig. 5, and while the funnel is in an inverted position. Afterthis has taken place, the three-way cook y in the water pipe is openedso that a powerful jet is introduced through the pipes y and y, Fig. 5,into the interior of each bottle. This completes the cleaning. The cleanbottles are then removed, other bottles to be cleaned are placed betweenthe chucks and the india rubber disks (2, and the frame A B is nowturned upward to the vertical position, that is to say, from theposition III to the position I which is represented in Fig. 2. By thesemeans the porcelain pieces or balls contained in the funnels v arecaused to fall again through the hollow shaft of each chuck 2) into thebottles. Then the before mentioned three-way cock y is opened in thesame position I, and the bottles are about half filled with water. Whenthe frame A B is tilted again to the position II the handle J of thelocking bars j, j, arranged on the transverse bar A must be displaced tothe right, so that the catches j" will engage the rods 19 and theapparatus can then be set in operation again.

During the operation of the machine the three-way cock y is opened sothat water will run into the funnels and bottles through the pipes 1 y"and through pipes y' to a series of brushes H arranged between thebottles. By means of a flexible pipe 1 water may be supplied to the cocky from any suitable source.

The exterior cleansing of the bottles is accomplished by means ofbrushes H that are adjustably attached to the frame A B, as shown inFig. 1. These brushes are preferably made of rods or bars provided withbristles and adapted to the form or contour of the bottles. As shown inFig. 1 they may be made in two parts adapted to slide on each other, onepart being adj ustably attached to the bar A and the other part to thebar B, or in lieu of such two part brushes any other suitableconstruction may be employed. Water is supplied to the brushes throughthe pipes y and during the rotation of the bottles in contact with suchbrushes their outer sides will be thoroughly cleaned.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a machine for cleaning andrinsing bottles, the combination of the tilting and reciprocating frameA B having journals or trunnions m, m, the bearing blocks n, n in whichsaid trunnions are journaled, the guide rods p, 19' attached to saidbearing blocks, the bearings E Fin which saidguide rods are adaptedtoslide, the funnels v and communicating spring pressed chucks b carriedby the bar A of said frame, the rotary disks e and their operating gearsg and h mounted on the frame bar B, the shaft 21. having pulleys O bevelgear S and cranks t t, the sleeve 'r mounted on a guide-rod p andcarrying a gear is adapted to mesh with the gear h when the frame A B isin a horizontal position, the bevel gear S mounted in a bearing E andsplined with the sleeve 0" to mesh with gear S, the rods t t connectingthe cranks t, t and journals m, m, and means for supplying water to thefunnels and bottles carried by the tilting and reciprocating frame,substantially as described.

2. In a machine for cleaning and rinsing bottles, the combination of thetilting and reciprocating frame A B provided with means for supporting anumber of bottles and gearing for rotating the bottle supports, theperforated funnels '1) communicating with the bottles and provided withpipes for admitting water, brushes H supported in said frame between andin contact with the bottles, sliding guide-rods 19,1) for supporting thepivotal portions of the frame and with which said frame may be moved toand fro, a drivingshaft u having cranks and connecting rods forreciprocating the frame and its guide-rods, and gearing connected withthe driving-shaft for actuating the gears mounted on said frame andthrough which the bottles are turned, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Mannheim, this 3d dayof February, 1894:.

THEOBALD WENDLING.

Witnesses:

A. B. BEYREEUTHER, BENEDICT GOLDFINGER,

